Beware, My Lovely (1952)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Harry Horner

Writers:

Mel Dinelli (screenplay)
Mel Dinelli (story)

Release Date:

7 August 1952 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Film-Noir

Tagline:

Trapped by a man beyond control!

Plot:

A psychopath takes a job as a handyman at the house of a lonely widow. |

Plot Keywords:

Psychopath | Widow | Handyman | Claustrophobic | Tense

Cast

Ida Lupino	...	Mrs. Helen Gordon
Robert Ryan	...	Howard Wilton
Taylor Holmes	...	Mr. Walter Armstrong
Barbara Whiting	...	Ruth Williams
James Willmas	...	Mr. Stevens
O.Z. Whitehead	...	Mr. Franks
Dee Pollock	...	Doug, Grocery Boy (as Dee Pollack)
Brad Morrow	...	Boy
Jimmy Mobley	...	Jimmy, Boy
Shelly Lynn Anderson	...	Boy
Ronnie Patterson	...	Boy
Jeanne Eggenweiler	...	Jeanne, Girl

Runtime:

77 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

UK:PG | USA:Approved (PCA #15411)

Company:

Filmakers, The

Trivia:

This story was originally done on the CBS radio show Suspense as "To Find Help" on 18 January 1945 with Frank Sinatra as Howard and Agnes Moorehead as Mrs. Gillis (Mrs. Gordon in the film). This was Sinatra's "dramatic debut" on radio. It was done again on "Suspense" (1949) with Gene Kelly and Ethel Barrymore on 6 January 1949.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the opening scene, the murder victim blinks.

Movie Connections:

Version of "Suspense: Goodbye New York (#1.0)" (1949)

So True

When I first saw this film it was about 1956 and even though I saw it again recently I have not changed my mind about it. I think it was Robert Ryans best film, because he portrayed someone like my father, and he was a schizophrenic in real life,(my father) although he never murdered anyone but was affected more so during the second world war which made him worse. Having to humour him just to get by and get through the day was so apt. (My mother and brother had to do this)When I saw Robert Ryan portraying this type of man, it was a very good imitation of this type of individual, and I was impressed.